Action-sports ramp having textured, paper-based surface

Abstract

An action-sports ramp having a substantially rigid panel and a support structure. The substantially rigid panel includes multiple layers of cured, resin-saturated paper. An outermost layer of the layers of paper has texturing. The panel forms a sloping surface. The support structure is configured to support an action-sports rider and to support the panel at a side of the panel opposite the outermost layer.

I (or we) claim: 
     
         1 . An action-sports ramp comprising:
 a substantially rigid panel comprising multiple layers of cured, resin-saturated paper, an outermost layer of the layers of cured, resin-saturated paper having texturing, the panel forming a sloping surface; and   a support structure configured to support an action-sports rider and to support the panel at a side of the panel opposite the outermost layer.   
     
     
         2 . The action-sports ramp of  claim 1 , in which the sloping surface forms an arcuate operating surface. 
     
     
         3 . The action-sports ramp of  claim 1 , in which the texturing comprises an arrangement of ridges and valleys. 
     
     
         4 . The action-sports ramp of  claim 1 , in which the texturing comprises a repeating pattern of hexagonal ridges surrounding hexagonal valleys. 
     
     
         5 . The action-sports ramp of  claim 1 , in which the texturing substantially covers the sloping surface of the panel. 
     
     
         6 . The action-sports ramp of  claim 1 , in which the action-sports ramp is positioned on a datum, a substantial majority of the sloping surface extending vertically above the datum. 
     
     
         7 . An action-sports ramp comprising:
 a plurality of substantially rigid panels, each panel of the plurality of panels comprising multiple layers of cured, resin-saturated paper, an outermost layer of the layers of cured, resin-saturated paper having texturing, the plurality of panels collectively forming a sloping surface; and   a support structure configured to support an action-sports rider and to support the plurality of panels at a side of the plurality of panels opposite the outermost layer of each panel of the plurality of panels.   
     
     
         8 . The action-sports ramp of  claim 7 , in which the sloping surface forms an arcuate operating surface. 
     
     
         9 . The action-sports ramp of  claim 7 , in which the texturing comprises an arrangement of ridges and valleys. 
     
     
         10 . The action-sports ramp of  claim 7 , in which the texturing comprises a repeating pattern of hexagonal ridges surrounding hexagonal valleys. 
     
     
         11 . The action-sports ramp of  claim 7 , in which the texturing substantially covers the sloping surface of the panel. 
     
     
         12 . The action-sports ramp of  claim 7 , in which the action-sports ramp is positioned on a datum, a substantial majority of the sloping surface extending vertically above the datum. 
     
     
         13 . The action-sports ramp of  claim 7 , in which each panel of the plurality of panels is separately fastened to the support structure.